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The former WarnerMedia CEO is making big predictions about the streaming merger

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Jason Keilar has a long career in entertainment, having previously served as founding CEO of Hulu, then senior vice president at Amazon and then CEO of WarnerMedia, he’s seen it all. After the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, his time on the WB is over and since he’s been a free agent. In a new editorial he wrote The Wall Street Journal However, Kilar has turned his expertise toward the future and made a series of predictions about what the warp landscape could look like in the future, and they’re…

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The former CEO of Disney predicts that streaming services will not survive the broadcast wars

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Not all streaming services will survive the streaming wars, Bob Iger predicts. The former Disney CEO oversaw the development of the VOD subscription service for Disney+, which launched in November 2019 at an original cost of $6.99 per month, undermining major Netflix competitor. As Disney continues its expansion into the streaming business under Iger’s successor, Bob Chuckle, the company has amassed more than 152 million global users (including Disney+ Hotstar) to 221.6 million Netflix users. Both streamers will soon launch ad-supported subscription tiers for the first time, providing ads on…

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HBO Max subscribers panic after confirming more shows are being pulled

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HBO Max stunned subscribers with a surprise announcement Wednesday night when they confirmed that a slew of new shows will be leaving the service…. at the end of the week. Among the titles confirmed to leave are a slew of shows developed exclusively for HBO Max, meaning there won’t be another way to watch many of them once they go out of service. Among the series and movies that have been confirmed to leave HBO Max this weekend Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Elliott From Earth, Esme & Roy, Infinity Train,…

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Paramount+ reaches live streaming deal with Walmart

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Walmart now has an official streaming partner for the new Walmart+ subscription service. The retail giant has been looking for a streaming service to add to its Walmart+ perks, and is talking with Disney, Paramount and Comcast in the process. On Monday, Walmart revealed that it has officially entered into a partnership with Paramount and will begin the show Paramount + As part of a Walmart+ subscription package. Walmart+ costs $12.95 per month or $98 per year, and offers member discounts on gas, delivery, free shipping, and many other premium…

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Disney+ raised prices in December along with the launch of the ad-supported category

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The Walt Disney Company rolled out some major announcements today, confirming that the ad-supported tier on Disney+ will arrive this December. With the arrival of the new plan, called Disney + Basic, they also confirmed that the ad-free version will be known as Disney + Premium, and it will come with a price increase. According to the company, Disney+ Basic (including ads) will be $7.99 per month without the annual subscription option and Disney+ Premium (without ads) will go up to $10.99 per month and $109.99 per year, a three-month…

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Hulu users have reported widespread outages, and other streaming services are having issues too

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Live subscribers had a very frustrating evening on Thursday. Across the country, major streaming services have been dealing with outages, leaving movie and TV fans wondering what exactly is going on. Online, subscribers are raising issues with Apple TV+, HBO Max, and even Netflix, but Hulu appears to be the service experiencing the most issues. Not many people can sign in to Hulu, and they’re met with an error message on the homepage, preventing them from even trying to watch something. Not everyone has a problem with every service, but…

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The new HBO Max series has excellent Rotten Tomatoes

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An all-new series from HBO Max has arrived on the streaming service and in a rare move has achieved an almost impossible feat, global praise and a perfect rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Julia, a new series inspired by the life of TV chef Julia Child, premiered its first three episodes today and achieved a 100% score on the review aggregator. As of this writing, there are only eleven reviews for the show but they are all positive with an average rating of 8.9 out of 10. The series marks HBO…

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